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My Car Refuses To Go Peaceably

"At a tombstone bar
In a juke-joint car he made a stop
Just long enough
To grab a handle off the top
Next stop Chi'town
Lido put the money down
Let her roll
He say, 'One more job oughta get it
One last shot before we quit it'

-Boz Skaggs
"Lido Shuffle"

Well, my Pizzacar has somehow managed to roll through another shift.
Unfortunately, another day means another problem with my ride.
Tonight, I started her up to take a few pies over to regular and the engine would only run on 3 cylinders.
It shakes when at a stop due to the uneven engine motion and has very little power off the line, but it still manages to go down the street.
Man, this car is a fighter! It's not going down without a fight!
Also, smoke has started to roll out from the engine compartment.
I guess you could say my car is a lot like "Smokin'" Joe Frazier - it's smokin' and it's a fighter.

Today I received a letter from a reader with a novel idea on how to solve my car problem:

"Got a PayPal account? I'd pay $10 to keep you slinging pizza tales, and I'm sure I'm not the only one in the Cities that feels that way. If it helps, think of it as karma car cash."

Unfortunately, I do not have a PayPal account.
However, if you drop a 10 dollar bill (or a 100 dollar bill or a $10,000 Denny Hecker gift certificate or Hell, even a box of Mac & Cheese) in an envelope and send it to City Pages, they'll make sure I get it.

OK people, I'm Audi.
I've got to get up early tomorrow to look for a car, plus exercise my right as a citizen and vote.

From Big Time Minneapolis...

The Pizzaman

Posted by The Pizza Man at November 6, 2006 11:10 PM

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